HOMECOINC SERVICES 
FOR THE LATE 
Mrs. Bertha M. Bass 
FEBRUARY 11, 1911  APRIL 19, 1993 
Sunday. Rpril 25, 1993 
2:00 P. M. 
Historic Mt. Pleasant 
Missionary Baptist Church 
CLAXTON, GEORGIA 
REV. ROBERT GRIGGS  PASTOR  OFFICIATING 
INTERMENT - MT. PLEASANT CEMETERY 
CLAXTON, GEORGIA 
MOODY'S FUNERAL HOME OF CLAXTON, GEORGIA 
IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS 
PHONE: (912) 739-4932 
OBITUARY 
Mrs. Bertha M. Bass, the daughter of the late Mr. 
Albert and Mrs. Beatrice Lee McKinnon, was born in Mont- 
gonnery County, Georgia on February 11, 1911. She 
departed this life on Monday, April 19, 1993 at Evans 
Memorial Hospital In Claxton after an extended illness. 
She joined the Historic Mt. Pleasant Missionary Bap- 
tist Church at an early age, then later became a member 
of Hagan Chapel Baptist Church of Hagan, Georgia, where 
she served faithfully until her health failed. 
She was united in Holy Matrimony in 1934 to the late 
Percy Bass, Sr., and to this union seven children were 
born! 
She leaves to cherish her memories, three sons, Mr. 
James Bass, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Mr. Percy Bass, Jr., 
Savannah, Ga., and Mr. Calvin Bass of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; 
three daughters, Ms. Freddie L. Bass, New Rochelle, N. 
Y., Mrs. Margaret Jones, Claxton, Ga., and Mrs. Edith 
Rowe, New Rochelle, N. Y.; one sister, Mrs. Lula Mae Sim- 
mons; two brothers, Mr. Albert McKinnon, and Mr. James 
McKinnon, all of Claxton; five sisters-in-law, one brother- 
in-law, one great-aunt, Mrs. Christina Hunt, Claxton; 23 
grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, 
and others relatives and friends. 
ORDER OF SERVICES 
Processional...........................(Soft Music) 
Hymn 
Scripture 
Invocation 
Selection......................................Choir 
Solo..............................Mr. Stanley Dixon 
Remarks...........................(3 Mintues Please) 
Solo..............................Mrs. Sandra Collins 
Acknowledgements/Obituary..............Moodys Staff 
Selection......................................Choir 
Eulogy............................Rev. Robert Griggs 
A Parting Glance...........Moodys Directors & Staff 
Recessional 
Interment.....................Mt. Pleasant Cemetery 
* Family and Friends will be received at the 
home of Mrs. Bertha Bass, 411 Rosemary Street, Clax- 
ton, Georgia, immediately following the committal. 
HONORARY PALLBEARERS 
Deacons of Hagan Chapel and Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church 
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS 
Grandsons 
FLORAL ATTENDANTS 
Ushers and Friends of Fannily 
ACKNO WLEDGEMENT 
We the family of the late Bertha Bass, would like to 
thank our many relatives and friends for all expressions 
of sympathy shown to us during the great loss of our 
mother. May God bless each of you is our prayer. 
THE CHILDREN 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE FAMILY 
On behalf of the Staff of Moodys Funeral Home, we 
offer our sympathy on your loss. We would like to thank 
you for entrusting to us the final disposition of your loved 
one. We hoped our services has been a comfort to you, 
and if we helped to lighten your burden, then our aim was 
accomplished. Thank You. 
THE MANAGEMENT